Fort Lewis Museum

Fort Lewis Museum

Fort Lewis Military Museum is a military museum at Fort Lewis in Washington. It is housed in the historic former Red Shield Inn, which can be seen prominently from Interstate 5.

Inside the museum are collections of uniforms and equipment, and on the surrounding grounds are a collection of military vehicles and weapons including a Nike-Hercules Missile and an Honest John rocket.

The current curator is a Mr. Alan Archambault of Rhode Island

External links

* [http://www.lewis.army.mil/DPTMS/POMFI/museum.htm Official web site]
* [http://www.fortlewismuseum.com/ Friends of Fort Lewis Military Museum]


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